Herward
m.
Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old English weard, Old High German wart 'guard, ward'.
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1212x1213 Herrewardus (nom) OvdFB 2
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1185x1186 Herewardus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 4;
1189 Hereward (nom) GASurv p. 77,
Herewardi (gen) ibid. p. 158,
Herewardus (nom) ibid. p. 106,
Huereward (nom) ibid. p. 160,
Huerewardi (gen) ibid. p. 160,
Huerewardus (nom) ibid. p. 137;
1222 Herewardus (nom) StPaulDom p. 43,
hereward (gen) ibid. p. 39,
herewardi (gen) ibid. p. 34
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Hairoardus (nom) irminon-vol2 36, Palatiolum;
1166 Heroardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XC;
1188 Heroardi (gen) ibid. XCIV;
1304 Hervardi (gen) ibid. LXXXVI;
1313 Herouardi (gen) ibid. LXXXVIII
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Harouart MemBret-II col. 599,
Herouart ibid. col. 605
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1259 Herewardi (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI;
1322 Harwardus (nom) SMM p. 158
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Herwart Nurn1497 408
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herward". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Herward.